What’s the correct name for the “arrow” syntax in PHP, used when referencing an object, e.g.
$this->value = "test";
What’s the “->” really called?
One of those “really-hard-to-google” terms.
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T_OBJECT_OPERATOR…but everyone calls it an arrow.
Hint: run this in the PHP CLI:
->;Extra credit: now what’s
::called?